[OS X TeX] Re: the less-than symbol

[Sam Broderick]

On 5/21/02 2:00 AM, "TeX on Mac OS X Mailing List"
<MacOSX-TeX at email.esm.psu.edu> wrote:

> Subject: Re: [OS X TeX] the less-than symbol
> From: "Bruno Voisin" <Bruno.Voisin at hmg.inpg.fr>
> Date: Mon, 20 May 2002 23:47:05 +0200
> 
>> When I use a "<" symbol within TeXShop, I get an upside-down
>> exclamation point in the LaTeX output. Is there any TeX descriptor for
>> a plain less-than symbol, or a work-around to this problem?
> 
> Try $<$, or put in the preamble of your document:
> 
> \usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
> 
> Hopefully should work!
> 
> Bruno Voisin


Tried this and it took FOREVER to compile a two page document with no text.
And the PDF looked TERRIBLE in the previewer. What exactly does this change
about font handling?


Best

Sam Broderick


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